Workgroup focuses on quality measures for Stage 2 of meaningful use
Policymakers will be asking developers in the health care community for help in crafting quality measurements to be used in Stage 2 of the meaningful use...
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Small hospitals bypassing traditional clinical information systems
Small hospitals are eschewing traditional clinical information systems and favoring the larger players in the electronic health record (EHR) market, a recent research report from KLAS Enterprises LLC...
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EHR incentive program lets providers track payment status online
Health care providers looking to obtain financial incentives for demonstrating meaningful use of electronic health records have to jump through a few hoops to get money from the EHR...
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Critical access hospitals need clarity on meaningful use
Once critical access hospitals become meaningful users of electronic health record systems, the money they will receive from the EHR Incentive Program will be calculated differently...
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Liability and EHRs: How electronic information changes legal landscape
How will electronic health records change the legal landscape for physicians? Recent studies suggest they will indeed have an effect even if stakeholders are still unsure about how. And with such legal uncertainty, is investing in EHRs worth it? Electronic health records, health information...
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EHR systems can cut health care costs, GAO reports
In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) took a look at electronic health records (EHRs) as they relate to improving health care and cutting costs. It examines the stories of 15 health care providers that have formed integrated...
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Free medical identity credentials may ease health information exchange
Earlier this year, Verizon Business introduced its cloud-based health information exchange (HIE), a service that allows physicians and other health care providers...
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The pros and cons of Epic’s growth for EHR systems
A recent WTN News report runs down some epic growth stats for electronic health record (EHR) systems vendor Epic Systems Corp. in Verona, Wis. The company continues...
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Hospitals on track to meet meaningful use criteria, according to HIMSS
Hospitals are ready to meet some of the meaningful use requirements under the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (EHRIP), and they expect...
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CCHIT launching custom EHR certification program for hospitals
Many U.S. hospitals have spent years developing and maintaining custom electronic health record (EHR) systems. For those facilities, the prospect of receiving HITECH Act...
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